Cetara, Campania

Cetara
—  Comune  —
Comune di Cetara
Panoramic view of Cetara
Coat of arms
Cetara Location of Cetara in Italy
Coordinates: 40°39′N 14°42′E / 40.65°N 14.7°E / 40.65; 14.7Coordinates: 40°39′N 14°42′E / 40.65°N 14.7°E / 40.65; 14.7
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno (SA)
Frazioni	Fuenti
Government
- Mayor	Secondo Squizzato[1] (Centre-Left)
Area
- Total	4.91 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population (1 April 2009[2])
- Total	2,358
- Density	480.2/km2 (1,243.8/sq mi)
Demonym	Cetaresi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	84011
Dialing code	089
Patron saint	Saint Peter
Saint day	29 June
Website	Official website

Cetara is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. It is located in the territory of the Amalfi Coast.

History

The village was originally a settlement for a group of armed Muslims in 880. Characterized to be a village of fishermans (especially of tuna), its name take origins probably from the Latin word Cetaria (in Greek Ketèia), meaning almadraba (in Italian tonnara); or cetari, meaning fishmongers of big fishes.

Geography

Cetara is located by the Tyrrhenian Sea, on the Amalfi Drive road between the "Marina" of Albori and Erchie, bordering with the municipalities of Vietri sul Mare and Maiori. Its municipalities is extended from the coast to the Mount Falerio and counts only one civil parish (frazione): the little village of Fuenti, situated on the hills close to the Amalfi Drive.

See also

• Amalfi Coast
• Sorrentine Peninsula

References

1. ^ Mayor elected 30 May 2006
2. ^ Source : Istat 2009

External links

Media related to Cetara at Wikimedia Commons

• Official site of Cetara (Italian)